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Current Watches and Warnings

North Carolina, Orange

Special Statement

Statement as of 5:04 AM EDT on March 31, 2015

Expires 7:00 PM EDT on March 31, 2015

... Increased fire danger across central North Carolina this afternoon...

Breezy... warm... and dry conditions will result in increased firedanger across central North Carolina this afternoon. A breezysouthwest wind... with sustained speeds of 15 to 20 mph and gustsbetween 25 and 30 mph... will develop this afternoon. Inaddition... afternoon temperatures will warm into the lower tomiddle 70s... which will result in minimum relative humidity valuesbetween 20 and 28 percent.

Outdoor burning should be closely monitored... and any unattendedfire should be immediately reported to the local Fire Department.

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504 am EDT Tue Mar 31 2015

... Increased fire danger across central North Carolina this afternoon...

Breezy... warm... and dry conditions will result in increased firedanger across central North Carolina this afternoon. A breezysouthwest wind... with sustained speeds of 15 to 20 mph and gustsbetween 25 and 30 mph... will develop this afternoon. Inaddition... afternoon temperatures will warm into the lower tomiddle 70s... which will result in minimum relative humidity valuesbetween 20 and 28 percent.

Outdoor burning should be closely monitored... and any unattendedfire should be immediately reported to the local Fire Department.